Benefits of Certification
The Joint Commission’s commitment to this certification ensures your program meets clinical performance standards for targeted metrics as well as other compliance standards. Disease-specific certification helps you:

Reduce unwanted variations in care and improve the patient experience
Improve efficiencies and outcomes at a potential lower cost
Align communication and collaboration among all disciplines
Position your service line to effectively face new challenges
Promote a culture of excellence to boost retention and recruitment of talent

Your certification experience is supported by experts who will help you before, during and after your review. Listen to a quick video by Joint Commission staff to learn the key takeaways in going through your first Joint Commission certification review.


Available Certifications

Review our wide variety of available certifications.

Cardiovascular

Basic Programs

Acute myocardial infarction
Chest pain
Heart failure

Advanced Programs

Comprehensive Cardiac Center
Comprehensive Heart Attack Center
Advanced Heart Failure
Acute Heart Attack Ready
Primary Heart Attack Center
Ventricular Assist Device

Endocrine

Advanced Inpatient Diabetes

Gastrointestinal

Bariatric surgery

General Medicine

Sepsis

Hematology/Oncology

Brain tumor
Lung cancer

Neonatal/Perinatal

Advanced Programs
Perinatal Care

Neurological


Comprehensive Stroke Center
Thrombectomy-capable Stroke Center
Primary Stroke Center
Acute Stroke Ready Hospital

Orthopedic

Basic Programs
Hip fracture
Joint replacement – hip
Joint replacement – knee
Joint replacement – shoulder
Spinal fusion
Spine surgery

Advanced Programs

Spine Surgery
Total hip and total knee replacement

Pediatric

Pediatric asthma

Physical Medicine/Rehabilitation

Amputee rehabilitation
Brain injury rehabilitation
Cardiac rehabilitation
Hip fracture rehabilitation
Parkinson’s disease rehabilitation
Pulmonary rehabilitation
Spinal cord injury rehabilitation
Stroke rehabilitation

Pulmonary

Basic Programs

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Integrated Care
Pneumonia
Respiratory failure
Advanced Programs

Lung volume reduction surgery
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)


Renal

Chronic kidney disease (CKD)

Wound Care